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Ice Age carvers used mammoth tusk patterns to create unique art, study finds
Hedgehog coronaviruses may threaten cats more than humans, new study finds
AI reveals novel nighttime feeding behaviors in right whales
Tyrannosaurus rex teeth reveal a body temperature close to the human average
Bone strength study reveals new clues about human evolution
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WorldPingWashington State University researchers have discovered how a group of coronaviruses circulating in hedgehogs invades host cells, a key to understanding their potential to jump between species and their risk of causing a pandemic in humans.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingNeuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like cerebral palsy. Ethicists ask if it changes how these mice should be treated.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR Top
WorldPingWhen picturing a scaled, toothy Tyrannosaurus rex stomping across North America, building nests and eating other dinosaurs, it's easy to forget that scientists have gleaned everything we know about T. rex from clues left more than 60 million years ago.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingRight whales forage near the water's surface at night, putting them at greater risk of potentially fatal collisions with boats, Jay Kirkham at Dalhousie University, Canada, and colleagues report Sept. 16, 2026, in the journal PLOS ONE.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
WorldPingTom Gauld excludes an outlier from the study — full report at New Scientist.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by New Scientist
WorldPingIntricate designs engraved across the surface of 18,000-year-old female figurines carved from mammoth ivory were inspired by the distinctive growth patterns visible in the tusks, a new study published in the journal npj Heritage Science has revealed.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
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